Samuel Duffield MARTIN, son of
Alice MARTIN
,
was born 27 December 1876 in Beech Lanes, Worcestershire, England. He married Nellie PORTER
bet. January and March, 1902 in Kings Norton District, Worcestershire, England. He died UNKNOWN. Nellie PORTER was born abt. 1878 in Salty, Warwickshire, England. She died UNKNOWN.

Marriage Notes for Samuel Duffield MARTIN\Nellie PORTER:

Notes for Samuel Duffield MARTIN:

Birth: 27 December 1876 in Beech Lanes, Worcestershire, England.

Death: UNKNOWN.

Occupation:
Engine Stoker
1891

Occupation:
Milk Seller
1911

The 1891 census return indicates that Samuel wasn't the son of John and Elizabeth Martin, but their grandson. My belief is that he must have been a son of Alice Martin, born out of wedlock.__________

Joseph's date of birth is given incorrectly. He was born in 1799, not 1791 so would have been just 82.__________

The Admissions Register for the Quinton National School 1872-1894 shows the following MARTIN children. Martha has the name of George Martin for a parent. This could be a mistake but it could also mean that she isn't from this family. She was living with them at the 1881 census so I assume it is a mistake.No. Year Mth Name Born Parent/Guardian Occupation Address 41 1872 6 Martin Martha 7 3 1869 George Martin Forge Man Beech Lanes 93 1875 4 Martin Elisabeth 29 12 1871 ? Martin Labourer Beech Lanes 297 1879 5 Martin James William 20 13 1875 John Martin Labourer Beech Lanes 354 1880 4 Martin Samuel, D 27 12 1876 John Martin Labourer Beech Lanes __________

I am reliably informed by Jean Lewis, Samuel's grand-daughter, that Samuel married a girl named Nellie Porter in 1902. They had 6 children - 4 girls and 2 boys. Sadly, Samuel died just 2 months before his youngest son was born.__________

Jean writes of Samuel's youngest child, her dad:- "The other children were a lot older than him. Of the four girls, only one married, and an elder brother was sent to live in Australia with relatives when he was in his early teens. He didn't marry either. He had a very good singing voice and made quite a few records (hymns mostly) but at the time of writing we don't have any more information. He came back to England when in his late 70's just before he died to meet his brother and one remaining sister, who has also now died. No-one from that generation remains. As his sisters were so much older he was never included in outings to visit relatives, so had no recollection of having cousins or aunties or uncles. The family moved to Shirley, West Midlands and I think most of the children were born there".